A marker is a small status symbol shown inside a shape: a traffic-light dot or a checkbox. It lets you flag status at a glance, such as a red, amber, or green status, or a to-do that is done or not, without adding a separate element to the canvas.
The markers
There are five markers, plus a None option that clears it:
- Green circle, Orange circle, and Red circle, filled status dots.
- Checkbox (unchecked), an empty box for a "to do".
- Checkbox (checked), a ticked box for "done".
Where the marker sits
The marker sits just to the left of the shape's text. If you later clear the label, the marker stays and is centred in the shape instead. It composes neatly with an inline icon: the marker hugs the label while the icon keeps its chosen side.
You can also size the marker. The Size options mirror the text-size control:
- Scale (the default) tracks the shape's text size, so the marker grows and shrinks with the label.
- Small, Medium, and Large give fixed dot sizes.
Adding a marker
Markers are managed from the single-shape right-click menu. They decorate the label, so the controls only appear once the shape has text.
Open the Text menu and expand the Markers accordion (it sits alongside Typography and Alignment).
Use the Size row below to set Scale, S, M, or L. It is always on screen, greyed out until you pick a marker, so choosing one never changes the panel's height under your pointer.
Markers are offered for shapes only, not for arrows, text, images, or tables, and they do not appear in the multi-selection menu.
Use a row of shapes with green, amber, and red dots as a quick status board, then flip a dot's colour from the Markers category as work progresses.
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